@awoodcoc: "Well, it was quite a year for drag racing. The funny car championship
down to the wire. Top fuel and Pro Stock over early. Can next year be
as exciting as this year was? I don't know but I am ready for it.
Alan
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    @gr8raoul: "<quote>
I think the low budget guys like Jack Wyatt will go over there most of
the year and come to the NHRA for a few races kind of like Clay
Millican has been doing for the last few years.
raoul"
    @brian: "the FC's are going to be great next year especially with Jim Dunn getting a 
full sponsorship and teaming with Lucas.
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    @PM7088: "Jim Dunn & Forest Lucas  ?
Two Rock, no soft spot.
They will break up before Indy!
Pete Arnold, Stuck in the 60's
Real race cars have 3 pedals.
The only electronics involved would be the radio on an Oldies station.
On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 15:31:54 -0600, "BrianT" <email_address>
wrote:
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    @mark: "<quote>
"non-competing" weekends", meaning no NHRA conflict.
Also from Dragracecentral "Fuels Nitro Funny Car Ironman winner at
Hooters IHRA national events will take home $23,000. The runner up
wins a cool $16,000 while semifinalists will receive $13,000 each.
Qualifiers in the eight-car field are guaranteed $10,000 while the #9
and #10 qualifier will win $3,000"
This is pretty good money considering the level of competition.
I expect things in IHRA Nitro Funny Car will be much like IHRA's Top
Fuel division.  Maybe two good cars, and the rest.... well, at least
they are trying.
Having attended a few IHRA events recently, I can say that the Top
Fuel class left a lot to be desired. And heaven forbid if there is an
oil down - they have very little in the way of cleanup equipment, and
it takes them forever to get it done.
For me, Pro Mod is still the best show in IHRA.
Mark"
    @GPS: ""Mark D." <email_address> wrote in message 
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    How about the best show period?
                 Darrel Goheen
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    @brian: "They said that about Dunn and Hoffman (Grumpy old men)  while they did 
breakup it did last a little while.
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    @gr8raoul: "<quote>
Difference is Big Jim and Al both know someting about drag racing. It
remains to be seen if Forrest Lucas knows his ass from a hole in the
ground."
    @Rollout96: "On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 07:39:24 -0500, Peter Arnold <email_address>
wrote:
<quote>
I know what you are saying...  However, I never thought Tony Bartone
would survive driving for Dunn.
Jay"
    @dornbos: "<quote>
Forrest Lucas owns two professional teams and sponsors 21 vehicles 
between the NHRA and IHRA. My guess is that he knows more about drag 
racing than all of us combined.
Doug"
    @sgfan: "My thoughts exactly. He did sort of "blow-into-town" but I'm sure he knows 
quite well, what he is getting into. I for one, knew that the Amato/Lucas 
thing wasn't going to last. That's not to say there was any badblood between 
the two. But more likely Lucas wanted to jump right into TF but also wanted 
a mentor or "nitro-veteran" to really show him what is required to be a fuel 
team owner. There was never a doubt in my mind that Lucas would have a 
family TF team before too long. I'm going to miss Amato, though. IMHO, he 
was the best ever TF driver/owner. Just look at his record!
Chris
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    @awoodcoc: "On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:40:22 -0500, Doug Dornbos
<quote>
Doug I could not agree with you more. He has the bucks that we don't
have so he must know something.
Alan
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